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    A question of stropping??

    Stropping with too much pressure will dull the edge; but then you really don't want to use a strop in the first place. Strops are for razors. What you need is a hone. That is basicly a strop with a wooden backing. Add some abrasive compound and with practice you get an edge every bit as...
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    Birch Bark

    I just look for really silky, fine bark.....fold it over and rub it on the teeth of the striker a few times to wear a hole and get some of the firesteel bits in it, then *poof* you can practice the method with a paper towel folded in half
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    Sand in friction firemaking

    with dry wood it itsn't needed; but if the wood is a bit too green I add a bit.
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